Indus OS becomes the first to integrate UPI platform

BENGALURU: Indian mobile operating system Indus OS is launching the first OS-integrated United Payments Interface (UPI) platform in partnership with YES Bank. This will bring UPI directly to the phones of 8 million Indus OS users across eight smartphone brands that the mobile operating system has integrated with. With this integration, UPI can be used for various use cases on the phone, Indus OS chief executive officer Rakesh Deshmukh said.

“UPI will be part of the native core functionalities of the smartphone and will not be restricted to applications. The user will not need to download a UPI app. UPI can also be integrated with messaging, for example, in a message regarding the payment of the electricity bill. The user can pay directly through UPI,“ Deshmukh said.With this integration, the user can use messaging, contact book, keyboard and dialler for a UPI transaction, he said.

These features will be available to all of Indus OS' current users.

YES Bank expects to see a 15% increase in its UPI transactions after this partnership. This will be another important partnership for YES Bank, which has among the largest market share in UPI transactions.